Arthur Leclerc

Arthur Leclerc (born 14 October 2000) is a Monégasque racing driver. He is the younger brother of Scuderia Ferrari Formula One driver Charles Leclerc, and a member of Ferrari Driver Academy. He is currently competing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema Racing.

Arthur Leclerc
Leclerc in 2018
Nationality Monégasque
Born (2000-10-14) 14 October 2000
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Related toCharles Leclerc (brother)
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamPrema Racing
Car number4
Starts20 (21 entries)
Wins2
Podiums3
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Best finish10th in 2021
Previous series
2020
2019
2018		FR European Championship
ADAC Formula 4
French F4 Championship
Championship titles
2022FR Asian Championship

Career

Karting

Leclerc won the Kart Racing Academy championship in 2014.[1]

French F4

In 2018, Leclerc raced in the French F4 Championship.[1] He finished fifth in the championship with two race wins.[2]

Formula E

Leclerc was a development driver in FIA Formula E championship during the 2017–18 Formula E season for Venturi Racing.[3] By doing so, he was given access to Venturi's simulators and personal development systems.[4] Leclerc was retained for the 2018–19 Formula E season. Leclerc did his first public test for Venturi at the 2019 Formula E Rookie Test at the Marrakech Street Circuit.[5] For the 2019–20 Formula E season Venturi announced Leclerc as their test driver for the season.[6]

ADAC Formula 4

Leclerc competed in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship in 2019 for US Racing-CHRS part of the Sauber Junior Team.[7][8] Leclerc finished third overall with one race win and eight podiums.[2]

Formula Regional European Championship

Leclerc was signed by Scuderia Ferrari for its junior programme in 2020[9] and raced in the Formula Regional European Championship for Prema Powerteam alongside Oliver Rasmussen, Gianluca Petecof and W Series champion Jamie Chadwick.[10] He started the season with a pole position hat-trick at the Misano round, taking victory in the second race. Leclerc won again in the first and third races at Paul Ricard, and he took the lead of the championship in Mugello by winning all three races of the round. However, he would lose the lead to teammate Petecof by finishing third, ninth and sixth at the Monza Circuit. Subsequently, both Leclerc and Petecof failed to win any races throughout the remainder of the season. In the final round at Vallelunga the Monegasque driver scored eight points in the first race with a sixth place, but he lost the championship to Petecof after he spun in the final race under wet conditions. Leclerc ended the season in second with 343 points and six victories.

2021

In 2021 Leclerc was partnered with Olli Caldwell and Red Bull academy member Dennis Hauger at Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship. He also competed in the 2021 Virtual Grand Prix Championship for Ferrari, his brother's real-world team.[11]

2022

Leclerc was retained by Prema for the 2022 season, partnering fellow Ferrari Driver Academy member Oliver Bearman and another Red Bull academy member Jak Crawford.[12]

Personal life

Leclerc has two older brothers, Lorenzo and Charles, the latter of which currently races in Formula One for Ferrari.[13]

Karting record

Karting career summary
Season Series Position
2008 Coupe de France — Mini Kart 44th
2014 National Series Karting — KRA 11-15 1st
2015 Championnat Regional PACAC — Nationale 2nd
National Series Karting — Nationale NC

Racing record

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017–18 Formula E Venturi Formula E Team Development driver
2018 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 20 2 1 1 8 199 5th
2018–19 Formula E Venturi Formula E Team Development driver
2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship US Racing-CHRS 20 1 1 2 8 202 3rd
2019–20 Formula E ROKiT Venturi Racing Test/reserve driver
2020 Formula Regional European Championship Prema Powerteam 23 6 7 2 15 343 2nd
Alpine Elf Europa Cup Racing Technology 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship Prema Racing 20 2 1 2 3 79 10th
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship Mumbai Falcons India Racing 15 4 1 1 9 218 1st
FIA Formula 3 Championship Prema Racing 4 0 0 0 1 36 2nd*

† As Leclerc was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2018 NOG
1
6		 NOG
2
1		 NOG
3
4		 PAU
1
2		 PAU
2
7		 PAU
3
11		 SPA
1
3		 SPA
2
5		 SPA
3
4		 DIJ
1
6		 DIJ
2
2		 DIJ
3
6		 MAG
1
3		 MAG
2
1		 MAG
3
2		 JER
1
2		 JER
2
6		 JER
3
7		 LEC
1
15		 LEC
2
9		 LEC
3
10		 5th 199

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2019 US Racing-CHRS OSC
1
12		 OSC
2
3		 OSC
3
4		 RBR
1
6		 RBR
2
3		 RBR
3
4		 HOC
1
10		 HOC
2
1		 ZAN
1
2		 ZAN
2
Ret		 ZAN
3
Ret		 NÜR
1
10		 NÜR
2
3		 NÜR
3
5		 HOC
1
2		 HOC
2
3		 HOC
3
Ret		 SAC
1
6		 SAC
2
5		 SAC
3
3		 3rd 202

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Points
2020 Prema Powerteam MIS
1
Ret		 MIS
2
1		 MIS
3
2		 LEC
1
1		 LEC
2
2		 LEC
3
1		 RBR
1
2		 RBR
2
3		 RBR
3
2		 MUG
1
1		 MUG
2
1		 MUG
3
1		 MNZ
1
3		 MNZ
2
9†		 MNZ
3
6		 CAT
1
2		 CAT
2
5		 CAT
3
4		 IMO
1
3		 IMO
2
Ret		 IMO
3
2		 VLL
1
6		 VLL
2
C		 VLL
3
Ret		 2nd 343

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2021 Prema Racing CAT
1
28		 CAT
2
24		 CAT
3
13		 LEC
1
12		 LEC
2
1		 LEC
3
13		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2
6		 RBR
3
Ret		 HUN
1
13		 HUN
2
11		 HUN
3
2		 SPA
1
13		 SPA
2
10		 SPA
3
10		 ZAN
1
1		 ZAN
2
7		 ZAN
3
9		 SOC
1
7		 SOC
2
C		 SOC
3
7		 10th 79
2022 Prema Racing BHR
SPR
5		 BHR
FEA
2		 IMO
SPR
13		 IMO
FEA
4		 CAT
SPR		 CAT
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 RBR
SPR		 RBR
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 ZAN
SPR		 ZAN
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 2nd* 36*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2022 Mumbai Falcons India Racing ABU
1
3		 ABU
2
3		 ABU
3
5		 DUB
1
9		 DUB
2
1		 DUB
3
7		 DUB
1
2		 DUB
2
3		 DUB
3
1		 DUB
1
4		 DUB
2
5		 DUB
3
1		 ABU
1
1		 ABU
2
3		 ABU
3
12		 1st 218

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